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"Government Outlays, Economic Growth and Unemployment: A VAR Model"
Wang, Siyan; Abrams, Burton A. - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2011
This paper examines the dynamic effects of government outlays on economic growth and the unemployment rate. Using … government outlays slow down economic growth and raise the unemployment rate; (2) different types of government outlays have … different effects on growth and unemployment, with transfers and subsidies having a larger effect than government purchases; (3 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009224838
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Government Outlays, Economic Growth and Unemployment: A VAR Model
Abrams, Burton A.; Wang, Siyan - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2007
This paper examines the dynamic effects of government outlays on economic growth and the unemployment rate in the …: (1) positive shocks to government outlays will slow down economic growth and raise the unemployment rate; (2) different … types of government outlays have different effects on growth and unemployment, with transfers and subsidies having a larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487460
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Managing credit bubbles
Martin, Alberto; Ventura, Jaume - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2012
We study a dynamic economy where credit is limited by insufficient collateral and, as a result, investment and output are too low. In this environment, changes in investor sentiment or market expectations can give rise to credit bubbles, that is, expansions in credit that are backed not by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250932
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Understanding bubbly episodes
Carvalho, Vasco; Martin, Alberto; Ventura, Jaume - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493740
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Economic growth with bubbles
Martin, Alberto; Ventura, Jaume - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2003
We develop a stylized model of economic growth with bubbles. In this model, changes in investor sentiment lead to the appearance and collapse of macroeconomic bubbles or pyramid schemes. We show how these bubbles mitigate the effects of financial frictions. During bubbly episodes, unproductive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005772187
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Socio-economic inequalities in health in Catalonia
Gómez, Pilar García; López, Ángel - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2004
In this paper we measure the degree of income related inequality in mental health as measured by the GHQ instrument and general health as measured by the EQOL-5D instrument for the Catalan population. We find that income is the main contributor to inequality, although the share of inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771932
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Regional differences in socio-economic health inequalities in Spain
Gómez, Pilar García; López, Ángel - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2004
This paper reports an analysis of income related health inequalities at the Autonomous Community level in Spain using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771943
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Socio-economic inequalities in health in Catalonia
Gómez, Pilar García; López, Ángel - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2004
In this paper we measure the degree of income related inequality in mental health as measured by the GHQ instrument and general health as measured by the EQOL-5D instrument for the Catalan population. We find that income is the main contributor to inequality, although the share of inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005772232
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Regional differences in socio-economic health inequalities in Spain
Gómez, Pilar García; López, Ángel - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2004
This paper reports an analysis of income related health inequalities at the Autonomous Community level in Spain using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005772467
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"Unemployment And Unemployment Protection In Transition Economies"
Brusentsev, Vera; Vroman, Wayne - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2008
unemployment during the period 1990 to 2006 in the 28 countries that constitute the CEE-FSU group and outlines how unemployment … protection programs developed in response. We also suggest some tentative explanations for the observed trends in unemployment … and unemployment compensation. Our approach is novel in that we compare the performance of the CEE-FSU group to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005695944